Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, board a C-130J Super Hercules in preparation for a joint forcible entry exercise during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Yokota News

  • 17 Airmen, 1 Sailor graduate ALS

    Eighteen Airmen graduated from Airman Leadership School Class 12-F here Aug. 09. Staff Sgt. Andrew Dittman, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, received the John L. Levitow Award as the top graduate of the class. Staff Sgt. Adam Nichols, 374th Communications Squadron, received the Distinguished

  • Instructors get SERE-ious

    You're flying mission critical supplies to personnel out in the field behind enemy lines. Suddenly, the aircraft rocks, and the engines begin to shut down. The pilot radios a distress call and tells everyone on board to prepare for an emergency landing. Thoughts of fear race through your mind as you

  • Exchange to provide school meals that meet tough new nutrition standards

    As students return to class this fall on bases in Okinawa, mainland Japan and Korea, they will find new healthy choices in their school cafeterias with meals provided by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. The Exchange will be serving healthy meals for DoD schools that meet new federal

  • Newcomers get off to a “Right Start”

    Yokota's Right Start program gives Airmen and their families, caught up in the hustle and bustle of inprocessing and integrating into a new base and community, the tools they need to make their transition as smooth as possible.The two-day program, which is held weekly, provides Airmen with

  • POL brings fuel to the fight

    Yokota is the only airlift hub in the Western Pacific and with that comes the responsibility to support a large area of the world with aircraft operations.Airmen of the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants shop handle all of the fuel needed to operate such a significant

  • Driving towards safety

    Every morning he comes in to work, signs out the keys to his government vehicle (GOV) and performs routine checks such as inspecting drive belts, batteries and fluid levels, all before he ever puts on his seatbelt.For the last 16 years, Masashi Kashiwaba has been the driver for the U.S. Forces,

  • General Carlisle takes command of Pacific Air Forces

    Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle took command of Pacific Air Forces from Gen. Gary North Aug. 3, 2012, in a change of command ceremony here.Presiding over the ceremony, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz praised North's past accomplishments and Carlisle's future potential as the commander of

  • 374th LRS keeping Yokota's Airmen deployable

    Yokota Air Base provides expeditionary forces who are ready to deploy anywhere in the world at a moment's notice. The 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Individual Protection Equipment section helps enable Yokota warriors to remain mission ready.The LRS IPE supports service members at Yokota with